La tavola di Mendeleev si può esplorare "dall'alto", come se fosse una variegata nazione di cui ogni elemento chimico costituisce una regione. I territori di questo Regno periodico hanno caratteristiche diverse tra loro, ma anche radici comuni e parentele. E i rapporti e gli scambi tra le regioni sono fondamentali per lo sviluppo della nostra tecnologia. Con la metafora del Regno Atkins racconta in modo originale le proprietà degli elementi chimici, la loro rilevanza nella vita quotidiana, la storia della loro classificazione e i principi che governano le reazioni chimiche.
Peter Atkins Libri






The CELTA Course Trainer's Manual
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
- 186pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
The CELTA Course offers a comprehensive preparation program for the CELTA syllabus, endorsed by Cambridge ESOL. It features structured sections including input sessions covering learner contexts, teaching methods, and professional development, alongside teaching practice and classroom observation. The Trainee Book provides essential materials and guidance, while the Trainer's Manual offers strategies for effective teaching. An introductory questionnaire and a concluding review test ensure trainees grasp key concepts and terminology, enhancing their learning experience.
Quanta, Matter, and Change
- 782pagine
- 28 ore di lettura
aspects of the learning process are fully supported, including the understanding of terminology, notation, mathematical concepts, and the application of physical chemistry to other branches of science." "Building on the heritage of the world-renowned Atkins' Physical Chemistry , Quanta, Matter, and Change gives a refreshing new insight into the familiar by illuminating physical chemistry from a new direction." --Book Jacket.
Quanta
- 440pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
A non-mathematical and highly visual account of the concepts of quantum mechanics widely encountered in chemistry and related disciplines, now completely revised and updated, with many more illustrations.
Molecules
- 289pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Explains how diagrams are used to represent chemical bonds, and describes the structure and characteristics of molecules encountered in everyday life
Molecular Quantum Mechanics
- 592pagine
- 21 ore di lettura
Molecular Quantum Mechanics explores the principles of quantum mechanics as they relate to matter, including atomic and molecular structures. The book features clear explanations, illustrations, and updated computational techniques. It includes an Online Resource Centre with interactive worksheets and solutions for students and instructors.
General Chemistry - Second Edition - Updated Version
- 922pagine
- 33 ore di lettura
Previous ed published: 1989 Periodic table and text on lining papers Includes index and appendices.
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work.
Atkins' Physical Chemistry
- 1184pagine
- 42 ore di lettura
Atkins' Physical Chemistry remains the benchmark of achievement for a chemistry degree throughout the world. The judicious choice of topics, the clear writing style of both authors, and the careful exposition of maths, reaffirm the book's position as market leader. In the eighth edition the authors provide a more compact presentation through the careful restructuring and redistribution of material. The coverage of introductory topics has been streamlined, and later topics rationalized, bringing into sharper focus the scope of the text to mirror the needs of today's students and lecturers. Mathematics remains an intrinsic yet challenging part of physical chemistry; the new edition offers greater explanation and support, to ensure that students can master the important mathematical principles, without sacrificing the rigour and depth of its mathematical content.
Elements of Physical Chemistry
- 656pagine
- 23 ore di lettura
Mastering the fundamentals of physical chemistry is a challenge for many. This edition is designed to attain a thorough understanding of this vital branch of chemistry.
The laws of thermodynamics. A very short introduction
- 103pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal--everything is moved or restrained by four simple laws. Written by Peter Atkins, one of the world's leading authorities on thermodynamics, this powerful and compact introduction explains what these four laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the reader a step at a time, Atkins begins with Zeroth (so named because the first two laws were well established before scientists realized that a third law, relating to temperature, should precede them--hence the jocular name zeroth), and proceeds through the First, Second, and Third Laws, offering a clear account of concepts such as the availability of work and the conservation of energy. Atkins ranges from the fascinating theory of entropy (revealing how its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe), through the concept of free energy, and to the brink, and then beyond the brink, of absolute zero. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
- 107pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins inspires us to look at chemistry through new eyes. Considering the remarkable achievements chemistry has made, he presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry - its structure, core concepts, and contributions to the material comfort and culture of the modern world.
Illustrated with vibrant new full-color images on every page, this book offers a compact and engaging exploration of chemistry. It begins with the well-known formula for water, H2O, highlighting its surprisingly complex nature. Water is unique in that its solid form is less dense than its liquid, allowing ice to float. It plays a crucial role in many chemical reactions due to its properties as an excellent solvent, capable of dissolving gases and solids. The author explains that water is chemically aggressive, capable of reacting with and breaking down dissolved compounds, and details the molecular changes that occur when water freezes and melts. The narrative expands to cover essential chemical processes such as precipitation, combustion, reduction, corrosion, electrolysis, and catalysis. These foundational concepts are then connected to more intricate processes like photosynthesis, radical polymerization, vision, enzyme control, and synthesis. The author, a distinguished chemist with decades of teaching experience at Oxford, presents this material in a clear and accessible manner. This beautifully illustrated volume provides an insightful introduction to the fascinating world of chemistry in just a few hundred lively pages.
Galileo's Finger
- 392pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Galileo's Finger is quite simply the best introduction to modern scientific concepts that has ever been written. Taking its cue from C.P. Snow's remark that 'not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare', by reading this book you will become literate in modern science. The ten great ideas it introduces with brilliant imagery range from natural selection through quantum theory to curved spacetime.
The Celta Course. Trainee book. Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
- 216pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
The CELTA Course is the only CELTA preparation course endorsed by Cambridge ESOL. It provides full coverage of the CELTA syllabus in a ready-to-use course. The CELTA Course is divided into user-friendly sections: * Input sessions (40 units on 'The learners and their contexts', 'Classroom teaching', 'Language awareness', and 'Professional development') * Teaching practice * Classroom observation * Written assignments and tutorials * 'Resource file' The Trainee Book includes a range of material to be used in input sessions, helpful advice about the course, and a wealth of useful reference material. The Trainer's Manual includes suggestions on how to best use the material with trainees, as well as help and advice on how to prepare trainees for teaching practice, lesson observations, written assessment and tutorials.
Concepts in Physical Chemistry
- 394pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
This comprehensive reference guide offers an essential summary of key concepts in physical chemistry, specifically tailored for undergraduate students. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, making it a valuable resource for both students and professionals who engage with physical chemical concepts in their studies or research activities.
Learning to Teach English
Second Edition. Teacher's Resource Book with digital extras
- 168pagine
- 6 ore di lettura
Learning to Teach English is an easy-to-use introduction to English language teaching and is ideal for new teachers or those preparing for courses leading to qualifications such as Cambridge English's CELTA and TKT, or Trinity College London's CertTESOL. DELTA Augmented: recordings of real lessons, the teachers' comments on those lessons, and their tips ondeveloping as a teachereven more activities for teachers to use in the classroom Try it out! sections that support ongoing development and reflection after traininga bank of short activitiesa glossary of key teaching terms
The CELTA Course provides full coverage of the CELTA syllabus and is endorsed by Cambridge ESOL.
Managing the Systems Development Process
- 408pagine
- 15 ore di lettura
Shriver & Atkins: Inorganic Chemistry Fourth Edition
- 822pagine
- 29 ore di lettura
Inorganic chemistry stands alongside physical and organic chemistry as one of three central pillars of an undergraduate chemistry course. Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry fourth edition reaffirms the position of this text at the heart of any student's chemistry education, offering more stimulation, more insights, and more support to help students grasp the fundamentals of this subject than ever before. Peter Atkins has been joined for the fourth edition by a new author team who have drawn upon their excellence in teaching and research to completely revise the book. The authors have increased the accessibility of the text by expanding explanations, using a less formal writing style, and assuming a lower level of mathematical and chemical knowledge, yet have taken care not to sacrifice the depth and rigour of previous editions. They have gone on to extend coverage of the chemistry of the elements, to provide an extensive framework on which students can build their understanding of the subject. The new edition mirrors its predecessors by seeking to inspire students. New 'Frontiers' chapters - including those on materials science, nanotechnology, biological inorganic chemistry and environmental chemistry - open up to the student topics at the forefront of contemporary research, while examples throughout, showing the relevance of inorganic chemistry to real-life situations, encourage students to engage fully with the subject. All these exciting new features and innovations are presented within a new full colour text design, to stimulate and engage students still further. Online Resource Centre: The companion web site contains 3D rotating molecular models, illustrations from the book in electronic format, web links, and additional questions. A solutions manual is available free to adopters.
Fyzikální chemie
- 915pagine
- 33 ore di lettura
Vysokoškolská učebnice zahrnuje všechny současné poznatky z oboru. Je doplněna o příklady k probírané látce.
Chemie
- 1019pagine
- 36 ore di lettura
Drei in einem: Lernerfolg, Lesevergnügen und zündende Ideen garantiert dieses Lehrbuch für Allgemeine und Anorganische, Organische und Physikalische Chemie Schülern, Lehrer, Studenten, Professoren, Naturwissenschaftler aller Fächer und interessierten Laien.
Schöpfung ohne Schöpfer - Was war vor dem Urknall? - bk2080; Rowohlt Verlag; Peter W. Atkins; Paperback; 1985
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Kurzlehrbuch Physikalische Chemie: für natur- und ingenieurwissenschaftliche Studiengänge
- 694pagine
- 25 ore di lettura
Peter Atkins revolutioniert das Lernen in der Physikalischen Chemie mit seinem lebendigen Stil und innovativer Didaktik. Die 5. Auflage bietet 15 Fokus-Kapitel, die Verbindungen zwischen Themen aufzeigen. Mit Beispielen, Tests und einem neuen Arbeitsbuch ist es ein unverzichtbares Werk für Einsteiger.
Wärme und Bewegung
- 211pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Alle natürlichen Veränderungen unterliegen einem Gesetz. Es ist das zweite Gesetz der Thermodynamik. In diesem Band zeigt der angesehene Chemiker und Wissenschaftsautor P. W. Atkins, wie dieses eine, einfache Prinzip der Energieumwandlung für alle natürlichen Veränderungen verantwortlich ist. Der Erzählstrang reicht von der Dampfmaschine bis zum Atomzeitalter und ist voller lebendiger Beispiele, Ideen und Bilder – aber nahezu ohne Mathematik.
Fyzikálna chémia
- 321pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Über das Sein
- 135pagine
- 5 ore di lettura
Woher kommen wir? Wohin gehen wir? Was sagt die Naturwissenschaft zu diesen Fragen und wie kann sie uns helfen, Antworten zu finden? Peter Atkins, Professor für Chemie an der Universität Oxford, Autor erfolgreicher Lehrbücher und Verfasser zahlreicher populärwissenschaftlicher Werke, untersucht in seinem Buch mit Witz und Verstand die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Wissenschaft. Schon der erste Satz zeigt seine originelle, gänzlich ehrfurchtslose Herangehensweise: »Die wissenschaftliche Methode ist in der Lage, jede nur mögliche Idee zu erhellen, selbst jene, die die Menschheit seit dem frühesten Aufleuchten des Bewusstseins geplagt haben und die das auch heute noch tun.« In fünf Kapiteln untersucht er aus diesem Blickwinkel die Grundfragen des Lebens und Seins, vom ›Anfang‹ über ›Entwicklung‹, ›Geburt‹ und ›Tod‹ bis zum ›Ende‹.
So werden auch komplizierte Rechenwege ohne weiteres verständlich: Schritt für Schritt werden die Lösungen der Aufgaben aus dem Lehrbuch vorgestellt, alle entscheidenden Schritte werden klar erläutert. Mit diesem Buch werden Klausuren in Physikalischer Chemie zum Kinderspiel. Thermodynamik? Quantentheorie? Kinetik? Spektroskopie? Alles kein Problem. Mit dem bekannten didaktischen Geschick des erfahrenen Lehrbuchautors werden auch in diesem Buch selbst komplizierte Probleme auf einfache Weise erklärt. Ein Muß für jeden Studenten, der im Studium mit Physikalischer Chemie zu tun hat!
























